Hybrid Model

The hybrid model approach uses a combination of elements of the comprehensive and connectionless models. It allows you to configure a process in a way that maximizes the benefits of both approaches by providing all of the available configuration tools, material tracking and ease-of-use for the recipe builder and operators.

In the hybrid model, the physical process is defined with units and connections. However, only the static, non-flexible material paths are defined as connections. Flexible paths or those that involve many possible destinations are not defined as connections. Like the comprehensive and connectionless models, all of the units that have the same processing capabilities or perform the same function are grouped in the same process class, and all connections between the same two process classes are grouped into a transfer class.

Flexible paths that are not defined with connections use the complementary process phase approach.

For more information on complementary process phases, see "Connectionless Model".

The most beneficial advantage of the hybrid approach is that it can minimize the overall number of connections and associated tags in the model while preserving all the connections for paths that are constant.